Chelation Therapy

What is IV Chelation? Intravenous Chelation therapy is a medical
treatment that improves metabolic and circulatory function by
removing toxic metals such as Lead, Cadmium, Arsenic, Aluminum,
Uranium, and abnormally located nutritional metallic ions such as
copper and iron from the body. Heavy metals contribute to plaque in
the arteries, loss of memory function; adversely affect vital organs
such as the liver, thyroid, parathyroid, and heart. It can depress
immune systems as well as brain function and contribute to coronary
heart disease. EDTA is used to chelate
metals from the body. What is EDTA? EDTA is a synthetic amino acid,
ethylene-diamine-tetra-acetic acid (EDTA) used since the 1940's. Chelation therapy is
administered by an intravenous infusion of EDTA. In Dr. Elmer Cranton,
M.D.'s book "Bypassing Bypass Surgery" he states many reasons for
intravenous Chelation therapy. EDTA controls free radical damage
that destroys cells as it removes heavy metals, restoring normal
enzyme functioning. EDTA controls oxidative damage
to cell membranes and enhances the efficiency of energy metabolism,
independent of any effect on blood flow or oxygen. The intravenous
Chelation
therapy removes excess metal ions, redistributes abnormally high
concentrations of essential nutritional trace elements in
blood-deprived tissues, helps reestablish prostaglandin hormone
balance which reduces arterial spasm, blood clots, plaque formation
and arthritis; protects the integrity of blood platelets, normalizes
calcium metabolism, intermittently lowers serum calcium by
stimulating uptake of calcium in bones, increases tissue flexibility
and encourages overall metabolic efficiency due to the whole range
of above mentioned factors. Oral or rectal Chelation therapy with
EDTA, even in small doses, can bind to other nutrients and trace
minerals preventing absorption thereby detrimental to health. The
only safe way to administer it is intravenously.

HISTORY: In 1893 Swiss Nobel laureate Alfred Werner developed the
concept on how metals bind to organic molecules. In the early 1920's
chelation found a wide application in the manufacture of paint,
rubber and petroleum. It was also found useful in the separation of
specific metals. It gained importance in electroplating and
industrial dye manufacture. In the mid 1930's German scientists
developed EDTA or ethylene-diamine-tetra-acetate in working to
develop a synthetic calcium-binding additive to keep stains from
forming when calcium in hard water reacted with certain dyes. Since
then EDTA synthesis has been refined and accepted by the FDA in the
United States as a chelate for toxic heavy metals. EDTA as a
chelate is used today in hundreds of everyday products. Not until
World War II were the potential therapeutic benefits of Chelation
realized as a treatment for arsenic and lead as well as other heavy
metals. In his book "Bypassing Bypass Surgery" Elmer Cranton MD
states that in the 1950's "A group of workers suffering lead
poisoning in a battery factory in Michigan were successfully
detoxified." And, "Next, the U.S. Navy adopted EDTA Chelation
therapy for sailors who were poisoned by absorbing lead while
painting ships at other naval facilities. By the mid-1950's, it was
becoming the accepted ‘treatment of choice' for lead poisoning in
children and adults and, as of today, it still is." He also states
that, "EDTA Chelation therapy was first used to treat heart disease
by an eminent cardiologist and chief of research at the Providence
Hospital in Detroit, Michigan." From there it developed into a
society of doctors that is now known as American College of
Advancement in Medicine or ACAM.
EDTA, besides removing heavy metals has many health benefits. A
study from Japan found that EDTA given intravenously into mice
increased the blood concentration of interferon four to twelve fold.
Interferon is produced by the immune system and increases immunity.
EDTA restricts free radical proliferation and allows the body's
natural antioxidant defenses to regain control.

SAFETY: Hundreds of thousands of people have now undergone Chelation
therapy and thousands of scientific articles have been written about
the process. Chelation therapy is not only safer than the
conventional methods of treating ailments as blocked arteries from
plaque formation, but also strengthens bones by increasing their
calcium uptake, providing an indirect treatment for osteoporosis.
Surgery often addresses the symptoms of a disease, while Chelation
therapy goes directly to its causes and reverses the damaging
processes. People who are prone to strokes often have poor cerebral
circulation, according to one large study. Chelation therapy can
help prevent a stroke or lessen its effects by removing calcium and
other mineral deposits from the arteries in the neck and head,
helping to improve the blood flow. A study of 19,000 people with
peripheral vascular disease showed 82.5% of those who received
Chelation therapy showed substantial improvement. Diabetes also
responds well because the disease also involves the arteries as well
as cardiac disease. It
also may decrease the need for more insulin by opening up the
insulin receptors. IV Chelation therapy besides heart disease can be used in treatment of many other
diseases as Autism, Parkinson's, ALS, Alzheimer's, dementia, macular
degeneration, hypertension, arthritis, scleroderma, multiple
sclerosis, and high cholesterol.

Other documented benefits* of chelation therapy include:

Normalization of 50 percent of cardiac arrhythmias

Improved cerebrovascular arterial occlusion

Improved memory and concentration when diminished
circulation is a cause

According to Dr. Elmer Cranton, M.D., chelation therapy as a
profound effect on overall health as well as cardiovascular disease. To some extent it slows the aging
process. Chemical sensitivities and allergies also seem to improve
due to a better functioning of the immune system. Also, all types of
arthritis and muscle and joint aches and pains seem to improve after
chelation. In most cases, progression of Alzheimer's disease will be
slowed and in some cases the improvement being quite remarkable.
Macular degeneration, a major cause of visual loss in the elderly,
is often improved and almost always arrested or slowed by chelation
therapy. Dr. Raymond Psonak, D.O., of New Gloucester, Maine also concurs he
has seen marked improvements in cardiovascular disease with intravenous Chelation therapy with EDTA.

Chelation therapy using EDTA is a relatively inexpensive, safe and
effective technique for medical management of cardiovascular disease and
related diseases. If you are interested, just give us a call at 207-657-4325; we
will be happy to answer all of your questions.